Month: April 2011

DEFINITION: n. The prescribed response of shock and denial that all world-class athletes follow when caught using banned drugs. v. To act shocked and deny guilt when accused of wrong-doing.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Steroitypical: /ster oy tip ikal/ Olympian cyclist, Jen DarBender, was given a surprise drug test just prior to the women’s Gold Medal competition. Not only was the athlete’s denial to claims of drug use steroitypical, it was revealed that Jen was not a female, but a male. Somewhere along the line, Jan had apparently traded in the old menstrual cycle for a Schwinn. Etymology: Steroid (class of performance enhancement drugs) & Stereotypical (lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality;any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs) Created by: Nosila.

Deniabolical: /dinīəbälikəl/ The use of performance-enhancing drugs in sports is deniabolical. Etymology: deny (refuse to admit the truth) + anabolic steroid (a synthetic steroid hormone that resembles testosterone in promoting the growth of muscle) + diabolical (belonging to or so evil as to recall the Devil) Created by: artr.

Perplexcess: /per-plex-ess/ When told his doping test had come up positive, Francis’s eyes widened and his mouth fell open. His overaction was so perplexcessive that no one doubted the accuracy of the results. Etymology: perplexed (confused, bewildered) + excess (a surplus, abnormality) Created by: CharlieB.

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DEFINITION: interj. A word, or sound, used to express disappointment when you realize you’ve made a really stupid mistake. v. To moan and groan about how stupid you are.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Dohp: /do ope/ After Selena had accidentally e-mailed everyone on her mailing list about how she really felt about her co-workers and boss, she tried not to dohp all day.
It was bad enough putting her thoughts on paper, but circulating them at work was career suicide. Etymology: Doh (Homer Simpson’s expression when he realizes he has done something stupid) & Dope (an ignorant or foolish person;stupidity)
Created by: Nosila.

Dodgamit: /dädgamit/ Never wanting to use foul language Todd would use ”dodgamit” when he found himself doing something stupid. This seems to raise fewer eyebrows than his previously used expletive, ”futhermucker”. Etymology: a spoonerism of goddamn it (used for emphasis, esp. to express anger or frustration) Created by: artr.

Dunderrhead: /done-der-head/ Frank sighed as Jane missed the exit on the roundabout for the third time. “DundDERhead,” he muttered under his breath. Etymology: dunderhead (stupid person) + der (derogatory exclamation in reponse to acts of stupidity) Created by: CharlieB.

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DEFINITION: n. A lost thought; v. To become distracted and lose track of what you were thinking.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Rememberr: /re-memb-er/ Sophie racked her brains to try and recall the witty comeback she was about to make to her nemesis at work. Unfortunately, her thoughts had switched inconveniently to what she needed to get at the shops on the way home and could only rememberr something totally inadequate. Etymology: remember (the act of memory) + err (to make a mistake) + er (an expression which indicates uncertainty) Created by: CharlieB.

Damnesia: /dam nee sha/ You know the feeling…you go into a room, but forget why you went. You see someone familiar but cannot recall their name. You put your keys down, but cannot find them as you race around getting ready to go to work. Yes, it’s that damnesia. You used to have a photographic memory…but now you keep forgetting to buy film for it. Your memory is now like a pen that runs out of ink. You have crossed into a new dementia, The Whywrite Zone. Etymology: Damn (expletives used informally as intensifiers) & Amnesia (total or partial loss of memory) Created by: Nosila.

Slippedcognizant: /sliptkägnəzənt/ Much like the old quote from the Three Stooges, ”I’m trying to think but nothing happens” John can lose a thought before it he can even finish formulating it. In a slippedcognizant moment he can even forget the Alamo. Etymology: slipped cog (mental mistake) + cognizant (having knowledge or being aware of) Created by: artr.

Lought: // Etymology: A terrible combo of lost and thought. Created by: JayBaldo.

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DEFINITION: v. To instinctively answer your cell phone ring, even when caught in a somewhat compromising position. n. The instinct to answer your phone

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Cellavery: /sell ay veree/ Rosie could never resist that siren’s call, her cell phone. When that mechanical song rang, she forgot all else in her haste to avoid missing an important call. She was in fact endentured to cellavery, even when entwined with another person. She had lost many a fond young lover to her compulsion, as few could compete with her encellavement. Especially since her ringtone played “Hit the road, Jack”. She needed a he-mancipator to re-charge her love battery before it was too late… Etymology: Cell (cellular phone) and sounds like Slavery ( the state of being under the control of another person or thing or force)

Created by: Nosila.

Pavlophonian: /pav-low-phone-ean/ Jed knew that the call was from a girl at work who had a crush on him. He didn’t fancy her and avoided her in the office. He also knew his girlfriend on the other side of the bed would probably hear everything. But such was his pavlophonian response to his ringtone, he couldn’t stop himself snatching up the phone and jabbing at the answer button. Etymology: Pavlovian (a conditioned reflex) & phone (communications device) Created by: CharlieB.

Nookia: /nuu keee aaaaaaah/ His coitus was so regularly interrupted by the phone, he dubbed it his nookia Etymology: nokia nookie Created by: galwaywegian.

Hiphonetics: /Hi-phone-et-ics/ The guy totally has Hiphonetics or something. He answered the phone even though we were in the shower together! Etymology: Hello, Hi, Phone, Phonetics Created by: BemaSelf.

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DEFINITION: n. The moment of awareness when you realize that have you made a huge mistake on a big project, and will have to start all over again, from the very beginning. v. To suddenly realize that you are going to fail.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Jackandjilt: /jak and jilt/ Jill knew the moment she walked down the aisle that she was having second thoughts about marrying Jack. She was experiencing a jilty conscience, because she realized she didn’t know Jack. So when she got up to altar, she decidsed to jackandjilt him. It would have worked better if he was actually there, but Jack had felt the same way and besides Jill would only be jillous of his beautiful wife and children! Etymology: Jack (a small worthless amount;tool for exerting pressure or lifting) And Jilt (cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly;a woman who jilts a lover) & wordplay on Jack & Jill from fairy tales
Created by: Nosila.

Blunderstruck: /blun-der-struk/ Right as he was about to complete his assignment, he became horribly blunderstruck Etymology: blunder, thunderstruck Created by: rikboyee.

Bannsaboteur: /ban-sab-at-er/ Sarah was so close to tying the knot with her darling John. If only her evil nemesis cousin hadn’t turned up to the reading of the banns waving a copy of Sarah’s current marriage certificate. I mean, she and Trevor hadn’t seen each other for ages: it was a divorce in all but name. Couldn’t her stupid bannsaboteur relative see that? And where was John, anyway? Etymology: banns (public notice of forthcoming marriage) + saboteur (one who commits an act of destruction) Created by: CharlieB.

Eurekaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh: /you reeeeek aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah/ her eureekaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh moment came with the suddenness of a cartoon coyote realising that he had left the cliff top three metres ago Etymology: eureka aaaaaaaaaagh Created by: galwaywegian.

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